[Samba] RE: Can I get the GPL source for the Samba version used in the Gu ardian OS?

[Tom Dickson]

> On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 11:07:00AM -0700, Tom Dickson wrote:
>> Then you are in violation of section 3 of the GPL as printed at
>> http://oss.snapappliance.com/license.html
>>
>> Samba is licensed under the GPL, and the version in SNAP is modified.
>> I'd
>> like the modifications.
>>
>> The modifications available at oss.snapappliance.com are old.
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>> > Hi Tom,
>> >
>> > I am terribly sorry but this is Confidential information that cannot
>> be
>> > distributed outside of Snap appliances.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Rodney
>
> In the words of the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy...
> Don't panic :-).
>
> Rodney is incorrect - SNAP do make source available. Marc Kaplan
> who is an engineer at SNAP is a member of the Samba Team, so
> we will get this sorted out without upset :-).
>
> Give them a short break, they just got bought by Adaptec (which
> I think is really cool btw and should mean more resources for
> Samba !) so they may be a little slower to respond than you'd
> like, but you will definately get the source code.
>
> Jeremy.

I fully understand! :) I just really want to be able to make the world
permissions of "---" mean that the everyone group gets hidden, instead of
showing up with no rights, which confuses people.

Samba is cool!

-Tom